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Podcast: Book Friends Forever
Episode: Mrs. Wilsonâs Affair by Allyson Reedy read by Lauren Fortgang
Description: A beautiful retelling of The Great Gatsby from the perspective of an often forgotten, yet indispensable, characterâMyrtle Wilson, Tom Buchananâs mistress. Perfect for fans of Julia and The Chosen and the Beautiful.
It is 1922. Myrtle Wilson lives a lonely, desolate existence above her husbandâs garage in the âvalley of ashesâ between New York and Long Island. All her dreamsâand her marriage itselfâare turning to dust until she crosses paths with Tom Buchanan on the subway. In one moment, Myrtleâs life is irrevocably changed. âYou canât live forever, you canât live foreverâ becomes the mantra that galvaniz...